Purple-throated Sunbird
Leptocoma sperata(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Purple-throated Sunbird
The Purple-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma sperata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Leptocoma sperata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Purple-throated Sunbird
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Leptocoma sperata henkei
- Leptocoma sperata sperata
- Leptocoma sperata trochilus
- Leptocoma sperata juliae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia sperata
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Philippine Islands ; restricted to Manila by Salomonsen, 1953, Vidensk. Medd. Dansk naturhist. Foren., 115, p. 255.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.186
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Spiderhunters and Sunbirds
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Anthreptes rectirostris
Grey-chinned Sunbird
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Banded Green Sunbird
Anthreptes rubritorques
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Leptocoma minima
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Leptocoma brasiliana
Black Sunbird
Leptocoma aspasia
Copper-throated Sunbird
Leptocoma calcostetha
Elegant Sunbird
Aethopyga duyvenbodei
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicauda
Black-throated Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata
Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae
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